He was born on 17th Dec 1989 in AFCH, Bangalore.
Remembering
Major Anuj Sood
SC (P)
21 RR/19 GUARDS
on his 33rd Birth Anniversary.
Maj Sood immortalised himself in the service of Nation on 2nd May 2020 in Handwara while extrication civilians who were held hostages by terrorists.
There are thousands of couples who kept the interest of countrymen first over their own Happiness. Here's one of them, Maj Anuj Sood & Smt Aakriti Sood. #CostofFreedom
"I think of the good times we shared, sometimes you feel angry, sometimes sad. I talk about the moments we had, the stories we shared, and that brings happiness to me."
Both were from Army backgrounds.
Anuj's father is a retired Brigadier while Aakriti's father was in Navy.
The two then met at a Holi party for the first time. After watching her, Anuj already knew she was the one. He rushed to his friends and said she is the girl he would marry.
As days went by, the two got close and he finally proposed to her on 9th May 2016, as he went down on one knee with a rose amid the windmills, she gushed and said yes.
After marriage, Maj Anuj had missed some anniversaries, but Akriti had plans to join Anuj at his next posting.
At 8 am on 3rd May, she got the call that no army wife wants to receive.
"It is a call that we all fear, but somewhere in our minds, we are mentally prepared that this could happen. When you marry an army officer you know this."
She recalls.
Maj Anuj's tenure in the Kashmir valley had ended. He has been transferred to Gurdaspur, but the coronavirus pandemic prevented him from travelling out of the valley. Sadly, it cost him his life.
He belongs to Tri-Service family where his father is an Army Veteran and brother is Lt Cdr in Indian Navy.
Gp Capt Varun was born in Kanholi vill. of Rudrapur, UP to Col K P Singh (R) & Smt Uma Singh.
After completing his school from Army Public School, Chandimandir he was selected for NDA, and passed out in 2004 as Officer Cadet. Later he went to Air Force Academy for further training.
He had less interest in extra-curricular activities and intially lacked self-confidence.
"I was very average student in sports and academics who has barely scored first division in 12th class. Even though I was made the discipline perfect in 12th. But I had a passion for Airplanes and Aviation."
He wrote this into a letter to his School Principal in 2021.
Thread on the newly appointed Titular Maharao Raja (King) of Hada Rajput Clan of Bundi, Rajasthan
Brigadier Bhupesh Singh Hada
SC, VSM
Force Commander - NSG / 10 PARA (SF)
Brig Bhupesh Hada was born on 30 Jun 1970 in Bundi, Rajasthan.
His father Shri Vijay Raj Singh Hada was an educationist and a social worker of repute.
After his schooling, he joined the NDA, and later was passed out from IMA in 1991, and was commissioned into Madras Regiment.
Later he joined the Para Special Forces.
During his 3 decades of distinguished service, he has contributed in various operations like Op Rhino, Orchid, Rakshak, Kargil-Vijay, Parakaram, Falcon and Meghdoot. He has trained extensively with the IAF, Navy, various CAPF and with the armies of friendly foreign countries.
Uttarakhand AAP has named him as the party’s chief ministerial face for the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls.
Col Ajay Kothiyal (R)
KC, SC, VSM
4 GARHWAL RIFLES
He was born on 26 Feb, 1969 to Inspector General Satyasaran Kothiyal (R), BSF and Smt. Sushila Kothiyal.
After completing schooling from St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun and Kendriya Vidyalaya Dehradun, he was graduated from D.A.V.Post Graduate College Dehradun. He then cleared CDS and joined IMA.
He was commissioned as second Lieutenant into 4 GARHWAL RIFLES in 1992.
In 1994, he went for training in the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS).
He was also part of Op Vijay.
In 2001, then Maj Ajay was part of the first team of the Indian Army that successfully summited the Mt Everest in 2001, under the leadership of Brigadier Krishan Kumar AVSM.
"I think of the good times we shared, sometimes you feel angry, sometimes sad. I talk about the moments we had, the stories we shared, and that brings happiness to me."
On this day in 2017, Maj Anuj Sood was married to Smt Aakriti Sood.
Both were from Army backgrounds.
Anuj's father is a retired Brigadier while Aakriti's father was in Navy.
The two then met at a Holi party for the first time. After watching her, Anuj already knew she was the one. He rushed to his friends and said she is the girl he would marry.
As days went by, the two got close and he finally proposed to her on 9th May 2016, as he went down on one knee with a rose amid the windmills, she gushed and said yes.
After marriage, Maj Anuj had missed some anniversaries, but Akriti had plans to join Anuj at his next posting.
He was an IT Engineer and MBA, left a lucrative job in MNC and opted to follow his dream and joined Indian Army.
Remembering
Capt Davinder Singh Jass
Kirti Chakra (P)
1 PARA SF
on his 28th Birth Anniversary.
Son of Sh @bsjass1, he immortalised himself during Sopore Op in 2010.
Capt Jass was born on 29 Sept 1993 in Ghaziabad to Shri Bhupinder Singh Jass and Smt Dalbir Kaur.
After completing schooling, he did engeering from IIIT Allahabad and MBA for GLA University. He had a good-paying job before MBA, but he choose Indian Army and was selected for IMA.
He was commissioned into Corps of Signals in 2008. But he wanted an adventurous life, so after 3 months of gruelling training, he was inducted in 1 PARA SF.
In 2010, Cap Jass was going to visit home to celebrate the Holi with his family, but fate had decided otherwise.
A 21 yrs old with his two other soldiers, held his post for 72 hours, and killed 300 Chinese soldiers to save Arunachal Pradesh.
Remembering
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat
Mahavir Chakra (P)
4 GARH RIF
on his Birth Anniversary.
It is believed that his soul still guards the border.
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was born on 19 August 1941 to Shri Guman Singh Rawat, at vill Baryun of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. He joined Indian Army on 19 Aug 1960 at the age of 19 years.
A shrine, known as ‘Jaswant Garh’, is situated between Se La and Jang. Indian Army personnel passing by this route pay their respects here.
He is treated as if he is alive, He has received all his promotions in time, and has reached the rank of Honorary Captain as of date.